Thursday’s Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Charles Schwab, Comerica, KeyCorp, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Netflix and More

Charles Schwab Corp. (NYSE: SCHW): Credit Suisse upgraded the stock to Outperform from Neutral, but it also lowered its $81.50 target price to $67.50. The consensus target is $85.72. Wednesday’s $59.55 close was up 5% for the day on the upgrade.

Comerica Inc. (NYSE: CMA): UBS initiated coverage with a Buy rating, but its $68 target price is much lower than the $80.91 consensus target. The stock closed on Wednesday at $44.83.

Darden Restaurants Inc. (NYSE: DRI): Oppenheimer reiterated an Outperform rating with a $175 target price. The consensus target is $157.27. The stock closed on Wednesday at $147.76.

Everbridge Inc. (NASDAQ: EVBG): Citing rising earnings estimates that suggest big growth this year, Zacks has named this secure messaging provider as its Bull of the Day stock. Shares closed Wednesday at $31.97, and the consensus price target was last seen at $34.40.

FinVolution Group (NYSE: FINV): Citigroup’s downgrade to Neutral from Buy included a target price cut to $5.08 from $5.68. The consensus target is $6.53. Wednesday’s $3.83 close was down 15% on the day after the downgrade and announced management changes.

Harley-Davidson Inc. (NYSE: HOG): Jefferies maintained a Hold rating with a $39 target price. The consensus is up at $52.00. The last trade on Wednesday was for $39.25 a share.

Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ: INTU): Daiwa Securities initiated coverage with a Buy rating and a $444 price target. The consensus target is $483.95. The stock closed on Wednesday at $406.32.

KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY): The Zacks Bear of the Day must battle the headlines as it tries to assert its investment and balance sheet positives, says the analyst. The stock has traded as high as $24.62 in the past year, but it closed most recently at $11.75. That is down about 39% in the past month.

Lulu’s Fashion Lounge Inc. (NASDAQ: LVLU): Goldman Sachs lowered its $5 target price on the Buy-rated shares to $4.30. The consensus target is $6.53. The stock closed on Wednesday at $2.48, up 18% on the day after solid results.

Luna Innovations Inc. (NASDAQ: LUNA): Northland Capital’s downgrade was from Outperform to Market Perform with an $8 target price. The consensus target is $10.13 for now. The stock closed 32% lower on Wednesday at $6.50, despite a solid quarterly report.

Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META): Stifel raised its price target to $230 from $210. The consensus target is $213.06. The shares closed on Wednesday at $197.95.

Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT): Oppenheimer reiterated an Outperform rating and has a $280 target price. The consensus target is $285.89. The shares closed on Wednesday at $265.44.

Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX): Oppenheimer reiterated an Outperform rating. Its $415 target price is well above the $357.09 consensus target. Wednesday’s closing print of $303.79 up 3% on the day.

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